Description

TQ 2979 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER GREYCOAT PLACE, SWI 100/23 Greycoat Hospital 14.1.70 (school) - II School. Founded as charitable boarding school 1698. Centre block of 1701, restored and extended with wings by Laurence King after war damage. Brown brick with stuccoed centrepiece, slate roof. 3 storeys and dormers. 5 windows wide original block with advanced and pedimented stucco centrepiece, set back between post war wings. Doric columned and pedimented entrance with triglyph entablature. Above are 2 niches containing painted wooden figures of Charity Children, probably early C.18, flanking arms of Queen Anne executed in Coade stone. Flush framed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged red brick arches with keystones. Brick plat band to 1st floor; moulded cornice and parapet; steep stucco pediment over centrepiece. The wings with flush framed sashes have been rebuilt in matching style.

Listing NGR: TQ2961179104

External Links

• The Grey Coat Hospital at Wikipedia
• The Grey Coat Hospital official website
• Wikidata Q5608125

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas